Filmography
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Known For
Auntie Mame Mame Dennis (1958) -
His Girl Friday Hildy Johnson (1940) -
Gypsy Rose Hovick (1962) -
Known For
My Sister Eileen Ruth Sherwood (1942) -
Actress
The Crooked Hearts Laurita Dorsey (1972) -
Mrs. Pollifax-Spy Mrs. Pollifax (1971) -
Where Angels Go Trouble Follows! Mother Superior (1968) -
Rosie! Rosie Lord (1967) -
Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad Madame Rosepettle (1967) -
The Trouble with Angels Mother Superior (1966) -
Gypsy Rose Hovick (1962)
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Five Finger Exercise Louise Harington (1962) -
A Majority of One Bertha Jacoby (1961) -
Startime Host (1959) -
![Auntie Mame]( "Auntie Mame")
Auntie Mame Mame Dennis (1958) -
Wonderful Town Ruth Sherwood (1958)
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![General Electric Theater]( "General Electric Theater")
General Electric Theater Cynthia (1956) -
![Picnic]( "Picnic")
Picnic Rosemary, the School Teacher (1955) -
![The Girl Rush]( "The Girl Rush")
The Girl Rush Kim Halliday (1955) -
![Never Wave at a WAC]( "Never Wave at a WAC")
Never Wave at a WAC Jo McBain (1953) -
![Schlitz Playhouse]( "Schlitz Playhouse")
Schlitz Playhouse (1951) -
![A Woman of Distinction]( "A Woman of Distinction")
A Woman of Distinction Susan Manning Middlecott (1950) -
![Tell It to the Judge]( "Tell It to the Judge")
Tell It to the Judge Marsha Meredith (1949) -
![The Velvet Touch]( "The Velvet Touch")
The Velvet Touch Valerie Stanton (1948) -
![Mourning Becomes Electra]( "Mourning Becomes Electra")
Mourning Becomes Electra Lavinia Mannon (1947) -
![The Guilt of Janet Ames]( "The Guilt of Janet Ames")
The Guilt of Janet Ames Janet Ames (1947) -
![Sister Kenny]( "Sister Kenny")
Sister Kenny Elizabeth Kenny (1946) -
![She Wouldn't Say Yes]( "She Wouldn't Say Yes")
She Wouldn't Say Yes Dr. Susan A. Lane (1945) -
![Roughly Speaking]( "Roughly Speaking")
Roughly Speaking Louise Randall Pierson (1945) -
![What a Woman!]( "What a Woman!")
What a Woman! Carol Ainsley (1943) -
![Flight for Freedom]( "Flight for Freedom")
Flight for Freedom Tonie Carter (1943) -
![My Sister Eileen]( "My Sister Eileen")
My Sister Eileen Ruth Sherwood (1942) -
![Take a Letter, Darling]( "Take a Letter, Darling")
Take a Letter, Darling A.M. MacGregor (1942) -
![Design for Scandal]( "Design for Scandal")
Design for Scandal Judge Cornelia Porter (1941) -
![The Feminine Touch]( "The Feminine Touch")
The Feminine Touch Julie Hathaway (1941) -
![They Met in Bombay]( "They Met in Bombay")
They Met in Bombay Anya Von Duren (1941) -
![This Thing Called Love]( "This Thing Called Love")
This Thing Called Love Ann Winters (1940) -
![No Time for Comedy]( "No Time for Comedy")
No Time for Comedy Linda Paige Esterbrook (1940) -
![Hired Wife]( "Hired Wife")
Hired Wife Kendal Browning (1940) -
![His Girl Friday]( "His Girl Friday")
His Girl Friday Hildy Johnson (1940) -
![The Women]( "The Women")
The Women Mrs. Howard Fowler - Sylvia (1939) -
![Fast and Loose]( "Fast and Loose")
Fast and Loose Garda Sloane (1939) -
![The Citadel]( "The Citadel")
The Citadel Christine Barlow Manson (1938) -
![Four's a Crowd]( "Four's a Crowd")
Four's a Crowd Jean Christy (1938) -
![Man-Proof]( "Man-Proof")
Man-Proof Elizabeth Kent (1938) -
![Live, Love and Learn]( "Live, Love and Learn")
Live, Love and Learn Julie Stoddard (1937) -
![Night Must Fall]( "Night Must Fall")
Night Must Fall Olivia (1937) -
![Craig's Wife]( "Craig's Wife")
Craig's Wife Harriet Craig (1936) -
![Trouble for Two]( "Trouble for Two")
Trouble for Two Miss Vandeleur (1936) -
![Under Two Flags]( "Under Two Flags")
Under Two Flags Lady Venetia Cunningham (1936) -
![It Had to Happen]( "It Had to Happen")
It Had to Happen Beatrice Newnes (1936) -
![Rendezvous]( "Rendezvous")
Rendezvous Joel Carter (1935) -
![China Seas]( "China Seas")
China Seas Sybil (1935) -
![Reckless]( "Reckless")
Reckless Josephine (Jo) Mercer (1935) -
![West Point of the Air]( "West Point of the Air")
West Point of the Air Dare Marshall (1935) -
![The Casino Murder Case]( "The Casino Murder Case")
The Casino Murder Case Doris Reed (1935) -
![The Night Is Young]( "The Night Is Young")
The Night Is Young Countess Zarika Rafay (1935) -
![Forsaking All Others]( "Forsaking All Others")
Forsaking All Others Eleanor (1934) -
![The President Vanishes]( "The President Vanishes")
The President Vanishes Sally Voorman (1934) -
Actress
![Evelyn Prentice]( "Evelyn Prentice")
Evelyn Prentice Mrs. Nancy Harrison (1934) -
Soundtrack
![Coming Up Roses]( "Coming Up Roses")
Coming Up Roses (1986) -
![Rosie!]( "Rosie!")
Rosie! (1967) -
![Gypsy]( "Gypsy")
Gypsy (1962) -
Wonderful Town (1958)
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![The Girl Rush]( "The Girl Rush")
The Girl Rush (1955) -
![Sister Kenny]( "Sister Kenny")
Sister Kenny (1946) -
![Roughly Speaking]( "Roughly Speaking")
Roughly Speaking (1945) -
![Design for Scandal]( "Design for Scandal")
Design for Scandal (1941) -
![The Feminine Touch]( "The Feminine Touch")
The Feminine Touch (1941) -
![The Women]( "The Women")
The Women (1939) -
![Live, Love and Learn]( "Live, Love and Learn")
Live, Love and Learn (1937) -
![Under Two Flags]( "Under Two Flags")
Under Two Flags (1936) -
Soundtrack
![West Point of the Air]( "West Point of the Air")
West Point of the Air (1935) -
Writer
![Mrs. Pollifax-Spy]( "Mrs. Pollifax-Spy")
Mrs. Pollifax-Spy (1971) -
Writer
![The Unguarded Moment]( "The Unguarded Moment")
The Unguarded Moment (1956) -
Archive footage
![The Movies]( "The Movies")
The Movies (2019) -
The Best of Hollywood (2017)
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![The Fabulous Allan Carr]( "The Fabulous Allan Carr")
The Fabulous Allan Carr (2017) -
![One Rogue Reporter]( "One Rogue Reporter")
One Rogue Reporter (2014) -
![Pioneers of Television]( "Pioneers of Television")
Pioneers of Television (2014) -
![Bates Motel]( "Bates Motel")
Bates Motel (2013) -
![Lost Forever]( "Lost Forever")
Lost Forever (2011) -
![Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood]( "Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood")
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![Life Is a Banquet]( "Life Is a Banquet")
Life Is a Banquet (2009) -
![Gable and Crawford]( "Gable and Crawford")
Gable and Crawford (2008) -
![Crawford at Warners]( "Crawford at Warners")
Crawford at Warners (2008) -
![American Masters]( "American Masters")
American Masters (2004) -
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![Biography]( "Biography")
Biography (1999) -
![Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies, and The American Dream]( "Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies, and The American Dream")
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![Mary Pickford: A Life on Film]( "Mary Pickford: A Life on Film")
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![American Experience]( "American Experience")
American Experience (1996) -
![Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics]( "Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics")
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![That's Entertainment! III]( "That's Entertainment! III")
That's Entertainment! III (1994) -
![James Stewart: A Wonderful Life - Hosted by Johnny Carson]( "James Stewart: A Wonderful Life - Hosted by Johnny Carson")
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![Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter]( "Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter")
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![Mondo Hollywood: Hollywood Laid Bare!]( "Mondo Hollywood: Hollywood Laid Bare!")
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![Hollywood and the Stars]( "Hollywood and the Stars")
Hollywood and the Stars (1963-1964) -
![Hollywood, The Fabulous Era - 100 Stars in Classic Movie Highlights]( "Hollywood, The Fabulous Era - 100 Stars in Classic Movie Highlights")
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Summer Theatre (1958)
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Film Time (1955)
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Breakdowns of 1941 (1941)
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![The Miracle of Sound]( "The Miracle of Sound")
The Miracle of Sound (1940) -
![Hollywood: Style Center of the World]( "Hollywood: Style Center of the World")
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Archive footageFrom the Ends of the Earth (1939)
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The Movies March On (1939)
All Filmography
Videos
Did You Know
Trivia
Maternal great granddaughter of Thomas (1808-1873) and Bridget McKnight (1816-1893). Both were born and raised in Ireland, and died in the state of Connecticut.
Quotes
At MGM, there was a first wave of top stars, and a second wave to replace them in case they got difficult. I was second in line of defence, behind Myrna Loy.
Nickname
Roz
Star Sign
Gemini
Personal Details
Born
Catherine Rosalind Russell
Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
Died
(age 69)
Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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